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In the movie “Ford vs. Ferrari”, the driver of the Ford GT was advised not to push the RPM too hard, because the physical body of the car couldn’t handle how powerful the engine was. Sometimes, it feels like that’s what I’m consistently doing; pushing mental RPM to the max, and in the process putting a lot of strain on … Read More

This analogy changed the game for me. This is a brain dump of the analogy broken down into a few areas. I’ll keep updating this every now and then.

If you’re so smart, how come you haven’t figured out how to be happy? I heard something like this a while ago and it stuck with me. I started using it as a mental model to play tricks on my mind. If you’re so smart, how come you aren’t fit yet? If you’re so smart, how come you haven’t achieved … Read More

You only know your real limit when your back is against the wall. “If your life depended on it, would you do it?” Andy Grove says that people don’t do things for 1 of 2 reasons: either a lack of motivation, or a lack of skills. The question above tells you which one it is. However, I believe that if … Read More

Once upon a time, 2 men went to the jungle to chop some trees. They competed on who can chop more trees by the end of the day. They both started chopping away, somewhat close to each other. As they were chopping, the first guy heard the chopping noise stopping. He was like “ha! It’s my opportunity to keep going … Read More

I noticed something about myself yesterday. I often find myself unhappy with myself. That usually is a function of wanting to be somewhere else than where I am. It could be as simple as: I want XYZ tasks to be done, but they are not done yet. There’s a delta between where I want to be and where I am. … Read More

Imagine if there were 2 identical twins. Imagine placing each one in a separate room. In each room, you play a different audio track every night and morning. For twin 1, the audio says: you can do it. You are powerful. If not you, then who? You have greatness within you. If you put your mind to anything, you will … Read More

The biggest enemy is unrealized potential. You can never realize 100% of your potential, but you sure can work towards it and obsess over it. The only people who come close to realizing their full potential are those who obsess over it. To obsess over your potential, you must never be satisfied/overly happy/proud/indulgent in where you already reached to. Instead, … Read More

I realized recently that I’m addicted to work. The realization came when I couldn’t ‘switch off’, going back to my phone or laptop every few minutes to check notifications and want to make more progress, although I just spent 10+ hours being very productive. It is a deep passion that takes over me sometimes. I called it Immersion before. Zach … Read More

One of the toughest challenges of scaling a startup post product market fit is scaling the talent. Some talent have to be imported, some can be grown/scaled. The problem is that not everyone truly wants to level up. That’s unfortunate but also fine. You need to identify who truly wants it and who doesn’t. Some would look at it as … Read More